10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2014

To civilians who may have been puzzled by the wildlife crowd’s tossed-off references to peefas, modos or mice cubes, here is a beginner’s guide to Rehabberspeak. Fried rehabbers become emotional in ways that make perfect sense to us, but not necessarily to anyone else. Birds abbreviations slang wildlife rehabilitators'

Wildlife Rehabilitation 232

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Mice Vet 232

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2012

Why do you wildlife rehabilitators waste your time saving a cardinal with a broken wing, when you could be giving your money to save habitat? All rehabbers have a rescue jones, but everyone has their own reasons for spending ungodly amounts of time, effort, money, and emotion on an endeavor which, to an outsider, may look insane.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 251

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Rescue Emotional 251

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 9, 2013

Violation of the law would be punishable by substantial fines, plus the cat owners would be required to perform community service at a local wildlife rehabilitation facility. They’d also have to pay for every aspect of care the injured bird requires, as well as the emotional suffering of the wildlife rehabilitator!”.

Wildlife 246

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 246

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2015

Enough hand-wringing, enough taking butchered birds to exhausted, emotionally drained wildlife rehabilitators. Human rights, property rights, and wildlife rights – all in one steel container. Outdoor/feral cat people are bullies who prey on people unable to fight back, just as their cats do with birds.

Feral Cats 259

Feral Cats Feral Cats Wildlife Rehabilitation 259

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2015

Part of a wildlife rehabilitator’s job description should be a willingness to have your heart smashed to bits over and over again.

Wildlife 222

Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation New York City Dogs 222

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2012

Yes, wildlife rehabilitators hate those things, especially when they fly off the bird and under your shirt, which they are prone to do. He was strong enough to grab my glove with his foot and hang on. But he was covered with flat flies, those nasty little bloodsuckers that skitter under the plumage of compromised birds. we’re asked.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 169

Wildlife Rehabilitation Mice Colorado Emotional 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2012

As a birder I like to believe that I have amassed a significant quantity of information about birds but Julie, in her labor of love as a wildlife rehabilitator, puts my puny store of bird lore in the shade. It brims with humor, with depth, with emotion, and with deeply personal stories that transcend typical nature writing.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 253

Wildlife Rehabilitation Emotional Woodpeckers Hunting 253